LAGRO – As a child, Andrew Chinworth was enamored by the book “My Side of the Mountain.”

Particularly, he was taken by the part of the book where a young boy hollows out a tree and lives off of the land.
His life has taken its twists and turns, and now in his mid-20s, is living out a real life “My Side of the Mountain” in Lagro with a cabin run on solar power.

“I never thought I’d do it,” Chinworth, a North Manchester native, said. “If you’d have told me even five years ago that I would own property in Lagro, Indiana, I would’ve laughed in your face because I was living in New York, with dreams being a diplomat in Russia or something. But, here I am working on a small farm and living in the woods. Things change pretty quickly.”

Wednesday night at home against Bluffton the Northfield Lady Norse basketball team got off to a hot start and led 24-6 after one, only to take their foot off the pedal in a 51-24 win. Thursday at Madison Grant that didn't happen, as the Norse led 19-2 after one and 38-5 at the half in route to a 64-18 win over the Argylls.

Getting a couple games in after their 20-day lay off, the Norse found their shooting, making 27 of 57 field goal attempts for 47 percent.

Planting season in the Wabash County has gone about as well as anyone could’ve asked to this point in the season, according to Curt Campbell, Wabash County’s Purdue Extension educator.

In fact, he said this planting season has gone smoother than any he can remember in the last five or six years.
“We had that cold April where it was wet, and not being able to get in,” Campbell said. “But, boy, once we got in, things just really worked quickly. Guys really got in.”

“I’ve been at the Extension 10 years in the county, and I’d say this is the quickest we’ve got this much corn planted in the 10 years I’ve been there.”

A study from a group of Manchester University students suggests major changes to Market Street, east of Huntington Street, in downtown Wabash.

The students of Dr. Leonard Williams spent the last semester creating a policy analysis through collaboration with the university, the City of Wabash and Grow Wabash County.

The students interviewed residents, entrepreneurs, public officials and non-profit leaders about the needs, possibilities and challenges of redeveloping Market Street. They also collected and reviewed relevant housing and economic data.

The students presented their findings to the Wabash City Council on Monday, May 14.